I got to the Midnight Madness Challenge on the 1st day this week. What are the chances of that? I had this brilliant idea to do a black and gold sparkly Christmas card, but it was a bit of a struggle. It needed something more, so I added some red bling and that seemed to help take it where it needed to go.
I couldn't get the camera to take a very good photo due to all the sparkly gold. If I can get a better photo of it tomorrow, I'll edit the photo.
Here's the sketch from Midnight Madness. Come join in. Their sketches really help your creativity and there are prizes and award every week. Here's the link:
.I decided not to use patterned paper this time. Instead I used gold glitter paper for my mats and all embellishments, along with black and gold embossing and black with an embossing folder.
.I used some scroll dies representing the straight lines shown in the sketch. Thought I'd mix it up a bit. I added some gold bows and snowflakes with red bling.
.I popped up 3 layers on dimensionals.
Like I said, I'm not too happy with the photo I took, but if you have a chance, let me know what you think!! Have a great week!
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Thu, Nov 19, 2009 @ 6:51 AM
Wowie Pam....I see you are giving me some competition in the use of glitter department!!!!LOL This is certainly a card that could have been produced right from my very own creative juices. The embossing is exquisite and the gold is so beautiful. You can never have to much bling in my opinion and those red rhinestones pull this altogether beautifully. It's like this card is "lit up like a Christmas tree"...LOL Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful. Now I am jealous and going to get my glitters out!!! Thanks for playing along with us. It is such a treat each week for me to see your beguiling creations.
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I think this is stunning, Pam!! I love the elegance of it. Where did you find the gold sparkly paper, and is the Christmas tree a die or embossing folder? You had me stumped and studying this to figure it out. I really, really love it. Thank you for sharing this gorgeous card!!! Thanks for playing with us at the MMSC this week too. I love to come see what you have done for us
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Sun, Nov 22, 2009 @ 6:11 PM
Beautiful inspired creation, Pam!
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